The life and work of Abu ul-Ala Shirazi (d. 1001): a Persian pioneer in the treatment of malaria, in the style of Rhazes (865-925).
Abu ul-Ala Shirazi, who lived around the 10th century at the Court of Amir Azud ul-Duleh Bueieh (902-951) from the Dailami Dynasty, found that arsenic, known as sam-al-far, could cure malaria. A clinical trial dating from the 10th century demonstrates Abu ul-Ala's intelligence and careful clinical observation, in the tradition of Rhazes' practice based on experimentation and clinical trial.
Mahmoudian
Masoud
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Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. masmah99@iums.ac.ir
Rahimi-Moghaddam
Parvaneh
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D000962:Antimalarials / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history*; D019071:Persia
D000962:Antimalarials; D001152:Arsenicals